Slow day

Today was a pretty slow day. In the morning we went and took bloods from some sheep and then went to go look at a lame bull. The poor bull was 4/5 lame, and had been that way for 2 weeks, so we decided that he needed to be euthanized. Fortunately he was insured, so we called the insurance people to make sure that if we euthanized him the insurance would still pay, but they said try would, so that was good. Then we stayed at the surgery for most of the day. A lamb came in that the farmer thought had cerebral cortical necrosis, but it looked like more that he has some sort of brain abscess so with euthanized him as well. And then a kitten came in that someone found and we euthanized him as well. So when it rains it pours I guess. Then I sat in on part of a dental, but mostly read some books. Then at 5:25 (phones are off at 6) we got a call about toxic mastitis. So I went with the vet to that. I learned about how to give fluids to cows, so that was pretty cool! So even though it was late it was interesting, plus I got to see a dairy coo, which I haven't seen since being here!